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Woman's Hour: Weekend Woman's Hour:  Dame Maureen Lipman; Women feeling the Cold; Singer Imelda May.

Weekend Woman's Hour: Maureen Lipman; Women feeling the cold; Imelda May

Weekend Woman's Hour:  Dame Maureen Lipman; Women feeling the Cold; Singer Imelda May.

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Maureen Lipman; Women feeling the Cold, Imelda May

Dame Maureen Lipman talks about the recent loss of her partner of 13 years, Guido Castro; Women on feeling cold Singer songwriter, Imelda May.

Actor and writer Dame Maureen Lipman recently lost Guido Castro, her partner of more than thirteen years, having already been widowed in 2004 when her husband Jack Rosenthal died after 30 years of marriage.  She tells us how you come to terms with such a loss after so long.

Why do some people live in vans?  Is it to save money to put down a deposit on a house or is it a lifestyle choice?  We hear from George McKimm who lived in her van  until 2020 and Missy who currently lives in a van with her husband, daughter and their pets. 

In 2018, an art and textiles teacher from a secondary school in north west London won the one million dollar Global Teacher Prize.  Andria Zafirakou shares  her approach to teaching and her passion for the power of visual art to create confidence and unlock trauma in young people.

This month marks 18 years since the legal 'right to request' flexible working came into effect for parents of children aged under six, or 18 if they have a disability.  We hear from Sarah Jackson OBE, a workplace consultant and visiting professor at Cranfield University School of Management and Rhonda D'Ambrosio who used 'right to request' in 2004.  

Do women really feel the cold more than men?  A question for Clare Eglin, principal lecturer in Human and Applied Physiology with the University of Portsmouth. Plus Amanda Owen, Shepherdess and star of Channel 5's 'Our Yorkshire Farm' tells us about how she copes working outdoors.

Irish singer, song writer Imelda May has performed alongside the like of Lou Reed, Bono, Smokey Robinson and Van Morrison. She talks about her new album new album - 11 Past the Hour – and the contributions from feminist thinkers and activists.

Presenter: Anita Rani
Producer: Paula McFarlane
Editor: Beverley Purcell

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